We are both very fast eaters. [laughter] we also found out that we share d a common passion for history. I am very pleased to introduce Candice Millard to you today. I am a longtime fan of her work. I think what distinguishes her work from the work of other popular historians is her rare ability to engender suspense despite the readers knowledge of the outcome. I speak from experience. When i read her first book, the river of doubt, i spent a lot of time worrying about if and how Teddy Roosevelt was ever going to get out of that brazilian jungle even though i knew that he would. The suspense was worse because i was listening to the book as i was driving the washington beltway. It was always a race to see who was going to get to the exit first, teddy or me. Reading her second book destiny the republic, i kept hoping that James Garfield would somehow survive the ineptitude of his doctors, even though i knew he would not. I am well into her latest book, which i have right here hero of the
Millard talks about her book hero of the empire the boer war, a daring escape, and the making of Winston Churchill. s this is about 45 minutes. [applause] our next speaker and i accidentally sat next to each other at lunch and we discovered we had something in common. We are both very fast eaters. [laughter] we also found out that we share a common passion for history. I am very pleased to introduce Candice Millard to you today. I am a longtime fan of her work. I think what distinguishes her work from the work of other popular historians is her rare ability to engender suspense despite the readers for knowledge of the outcome. I speak from experience. When i read her first book, the river of doubt, i spent a lot of time worrying about if and how Teddy Roosevelt was ever going to get out of that brazilian jungle. Even though i knew that he would. The suspense was worse because i was listening to the book as i was driving the washington beltway. It was always a race to see who was going
The exhibition at the Queen’s Gallery will display rarely shown drawings, while the Städel Museum survey will show what might be the artist’s oldest known painting